By now you already know that using a cloud-based accounting software is a true blessing when it comes to managing your business. Quick and easy invoicing, estimating and expense management, clever projecting, countless add-ons, fully automated reporting are just some of the things an online accounting solution can do – for one business. But what if you own multiple entities and you want to manage all of them from the same account? This is where things get a bit complicated but, thankfully, not unsolvable.

You just have to learn the dos and don’ts of managing multiple businesses from the same account if your accounting software provides this option. But, as some of the following cases will show, you don’t have to panic if you are obliged to use multiple accounts, since these clever programs can still connect your businesses via their integrations.

Having multiple businesses under the same accounting software is anything but impossible thanks to cloud-based accounting solutions. In fact, if you are engaging in similar business activities but have the same clientele and vendors, the accounting software allows you to share the so-called master files. Aside from the shared data, one of the biggest advantages of having your businesses under the same account is the almost seamless interoperability. This means that you can perform actions which have effects on your other businesses, but the software still prepares individual business reports for each company to avoid any confusion, like accidentally entering an expense in a different currency. Another important aspect is that it is only you, the account manager, who will have access to all businesses, thus preventing others from accidentally or deliberately tampering with the data of your other companies.